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Openness
Open data, open access, open standards and free software. 883 items.
29 Aug 2013
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వికీపీడియా:సమావేశం/హైదరాబాద్/ఆగష్టుT.Vishnu participated in the Telugu meet-up held in Hyderabad on August 25, 2013, via Skype.
26 Aug 2013
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Wikimania 2013: The International Wikimedia ConferenceWikimania is the annual international conference of the Wikimedia movement. It's organized by a different local team each year. In 2013 the conference took place in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Wikimania allows the community and …
24 Aug 2013
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Workshop on e-Content DevelopmentT. Vishnu Vardhan, A2K Programme Director at CIS will be teaching at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad from September 4 to 6, 2013.
24 Aug 2013
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Wikipedia writes a new scriptWikipedia is available in over 30 Indian languages. Add Konkani to that list. The Centre for Internet and Society has just completed a programme of training students to write for Konkani Wikipedia.
24 Aug 2013
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Konkani Wikipedia makes headwayThe first floor of the Krishnadas Central Library has been bustling with activity for the last four days. A closer look reveals the concentration, thought and precision that is put into each letter of the Devnagri script Konkani they type. …
19 Aug 2013
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Extending The Spectrum Of Openness To Include The Moral Right To Sharefrom the now-there's-a-thought dept.
12 Aug 2013
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Krishnarajapet Wikipedia Workshop (Coverage in Vijaya Vani)Prajavani covered the Kannada Wikipedia workshop organised by the CIS-A2K team and the Kannada Sahitya Parishat of KR Pet., on August 12, 2013. A scanned version of the report is produced below.
12 Aug 2013
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Krishnarajapet Wikipedia Workshop (Coverage in Suvarna Times of Karnataka)Suvarna Times of Karnataka covered the Kannada Wikipedia workshop organised by the CIS-A2K team and the Kannada Sahitya Parishat of KR Pet., on August 12, 2013. A scanned version of the report is produced below.
12 Aug 2013
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Krishnarajapet Wikipedia Workshop (Coverage in Prajavani)Prajavani covered the Kannada Wikipedia workshop organised by the CIS-A2K team and the Kannada Sahitya Parishat of KR Pet., on August 12, 2013. A scanned version of the report is produced below.
10 Aug 2013
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Wikimedia Asia MeetingT.Vishnu Vardhan and Subhashish Panigrahi from the Access to Knowledge team at CIS participated in the Wikimedia Asia meeting in Hong Kong on August 10, 2013.
8 Aug 2013
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India’s Indigenous Languages Drive Wikipedia’s GrowthDespite accommodating the world’s second largest English-speaking population behind the United States, it is India’s indigenous language speakers that are creating and consuming the content that is driving Wikipedia’s growth on the …
8 Aug 2013
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e-DIRAP Google+ Hangout on Open GovernmentThe e-DIRAP Hangout on Open Government was held on Thursday, July 25, 2013. The Hangout brought together nine professionals from Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia and the Philippines to discuss open government initiatives in …
7 Aug 2013
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Beyond Property Rights: Thinking About Moral Definitions of OpennessIt is hard for Westerners to realize just how much we take for granted about intellectual property, and in particular, how much the property owner’s perspective--be it a corporation, government or creative artist--is embedded in our view of …
2 Aug 2013
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Stress on posting articles on Kannada WikipediaA workshop to be held on CPDPS premises on August 6.
1 Aug 2013
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Wikipedia Gains Massive Traffic Thanks To Vernacular LanguagesThe blog post was published in Before It's News on August 1, 2013. T. Vishnu Vardhan is quoted.
1 Aug 2013
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Wikipedia boom in vernacular languagesThe number of Wikipedia entries in vernacular languages has grown substantially in the last eight months
1 Aug 2013
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Wikipedia boom in Marathi, Malayalam and other desi languagesA vibrant vernacular Wikipedia seems to be taking root in India. In the last eight months, the number of Wikipedia entries has grown substantially in 20 Indian languages, says a study by the Bangalore-based Centre for Internet and Society …
30 Jul 2013
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Konkani Wikipedia next?A quarter of the world’s Konkani speakers live in Goa. Which is why it should cheer us up to know that a Konkani Wikipedia is being shaped up. But unless more and more of us contribute, the project might never go online.
29 Jul 2013
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ଓଡିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆର କର୍ମଶାଳା ଅନୁଷ୍ଠିତ ହୋଇଯାଇଛି ବୀର ସୁରେନ୍ଦ୍ର ସାଏ ବୈଷୟିକ ବିଶ୍ୱବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟ, ବୁର୍ଲାରେOdishan.com covered the Wikipedia event organized at Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Burla on July 26 and 27, 2013.
29 Jul 2013
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Odia Wikipedia Workshop at VSSUT, Burla (Coverage in the Sambad)An Odia Wikipedia workshop was organized on July 26 and 27, 2013 at Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Burla. The Sambad (Sambalpur edition) covered the event.
28 Jul 2013
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ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ:ମେଳଣ/ବୁର୍ଲା (ସମ୍ବଲପୁର)There was a news coverage on The Sambad, Sambalpur edition about the Odia Wikipedia workshop organized on July 26 and 27, 2013 at Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Burla.
26 Jul 2013
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Whats & Hows of WikiThe Kings School students of class 10 were blessed to have Nitika Tandon & Subhashish Panigrahi of Wikipedia Foundation to conduct a workshop on the whats & hows of Wiki, creating & editing Wiki pages, etc. Our students also got a hands on …
26 Jul 2013
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Connaught Summer Institute on Monitoring Internet Openness and RightsMalavika Jayaram is a speaker at this event being held at the Munk School of Global Affairs, Bloor Street West.
24 Jul 2013
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Free SoftwareTo spread awareness on free software and its philosophy, Free Software Movement of Karnataka (FSMK) in partnership with Jnana Vikas Institute of Technology, Bidadi, organized a 9-days workshop between July 20 and 28 at the Institute campus …
21 Jun 2013
17 Jun 2013
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A Feature on Wikipedia and Telugu Wikipedians on HMTVBased on the Telugu Wiki Mahotsavam, HMTV (one of the leading Telugu News channels in Andhra Pradesh) has produced a half an hour feature on Wikipedia and Telugu Wikipedians.
13 Jun 2013
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Wiki Rahasya: Panel Discussion on Suvarna NewsDr. U.B.Pavanaja participated in a panel discussion around Wikipedia in general and about Kannada Wikipedia in specific. This was telecast by Suvarna News 24x7 (Kannada) TV channel on June 13, 2013.
10 Jun 2013
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Wikipedia Live Phone-in Programme on HMTVVishnu Vardhan took part in a one hour live phone-in programme on Wikipedia. This was telecasted in HMTV on June 1, 2013.
5 Jun 2013
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Kannada Wikipedia Workshop at Hasan (Coverage in Vijaya Karnataka)Dr. U.B. Pavanaja conducted a workshop in Hasan on June 4, 2013. Vijaya Karnataka published a report of the workshop on June 5, 2013.
5 Jun 2013
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Kannada Wikipedia Workshop at Hasan (Coverage in Samyukta Karnataka)Dr. U.B. Pavanaja conducted a workshop in Hasan on June 4, 2013. Samyukta Karnataka published a report of the workshop on June 5, 2013.